RECOGNIZE THE CHURCH’S SCANDAL For Christians to respond to the reality of racism in our lives and in our congregations,…

GOD IS NOT DEFEATED BY RACISM What we discover with the cross is that God is not only not defeated…

AN EXCERPT FROM THE PLAY “BREAD OF MANY COLORS.” The scene takes place at an officers’ retreat of a consciously…

WHERE TO BEGIN Ok, so you’ve taken a significant step in establishing a connection with another congregation that is of…

Repeated because some had a problem accessing it RACISM FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE Unless you are hiding in a cave,…

FAITH—SHAME—RACISM Unless you are hiding in a cave, you have watched and listened to this country respond to the issue…

The parable continues Abigail enthralled his adult class with her description of her call to be a nun. He assumed…

PART ONE MARRIED TO THE BODY OF CHRIST Stephen McCutchan Part one David Benedict, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran church,…

Psalm 13 A prayer during the pandemic 1 How long, O LORD? Will you forget us forever? How long will…

ADORATION, CONFESSION, THANKSGIVING, SUPPLICATION I was taught in my seminary class on liturgy to think of the acronym ACTS when…

GOD’S PERSPECTIVE When we consider the future of the church from God’s perspective, we are considering the subject from the…

HOW DO WE LISTEN? You have been examining God’s call for individuals. Now consider God’s call to the church. How…

HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD? Like stale breath, a stale spirit can be suffocating. When you take…

A VISITOR FROM OUTER SPACE Assume for a moment that you have a visitor from outer space who is an…

Make Use of This Time of Separation Send an email to the members saying that during this shelter in place…

TAKE TIME TO BREATHE Are you having trouble breathing lately? What about clergy friends and churches you care about? I’m…

SEVEN WORD REFLECTION  I want to invite you to engage in a fun but brief exercise that can not only…

Psalm 23 Adapted I would offer a slight adaption of the 23rd Psalm as a framework for expressing our wonder at…

Excited to announce that TOMORROW the latest in my Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations will be released on Amazon. Kindle:…

MY HOPE FOR A CHURCH In trying to reflect on what makes the call to ministry satisfying despite the long…